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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Orwell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Orwell and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for North Orwell:
- 41.912687, -76.314721
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on North Orwell
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named North Orwell ...
We found one communities that share the name North Orwell.
Within Pennsylvania, the name North Orwell is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named North Orwell in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Vermont
- Addison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of North Orwell [Addison County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Orwell ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Brushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushville
- Brushville is located in Bradford County
- Bumpville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bumpville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
- Bumpville is located in Bradford County
- Hoopers Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopers Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopers Valley
- Hoopers Valley is located in Tioga County (NY)
- Hornbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
- Hornbrook is located in Bradford County
- Little Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Nixon is located in Susquehanna County
- Owl Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Hollow
- Owl Hollow is located in Bradford County
- Potterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
- Potterville is located in Bradford County
- Prattville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Prattville is located in Bradford County
- Quarry Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarry Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Glen
- Quarry Glen is located in Bradford County
- Towner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
- Towner is located in Bradford County
- Zion Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Heights
- Zion Heights is located in Bradford County
How Far From North Orwell to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Orwell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in North Orwell and extending to:
- Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Orwell to Towanda, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,332 miles [6,971.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Orwell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/ The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that North Orwell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Orwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Orwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9127, Longitude: -76.3147 |
<5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
<6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from North Orwell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
<7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.215 degrees. |
<8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.148 degrees. |
<9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.166 degrees. |
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